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NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Exppp - An EXPRESS Pretty Printer

Author(s)
Donald E. Libes
EXPRESS is a data modeling language. EXPRESS is relatively new having only been standardized in 1993. Today, few tools exist that automatically generate EXPRESS

The NIST EXPRESS Toolkit: Using Applications

Author(s)
Donald E. Libes
The NIST EXPRESS Toolkit is a software library for building EXPRESS-related tools. The NIST Part 21 Exchange File Toolkit is a software library for building

Data Probe Users Guide

Author(s)
David A. Sauder
Data Probes are software tools build using the emerging international Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data -- commonly referred to at STEP. A Data

Workshop on Elevator Use During Fires

Author(s)
J H. Klote, Scott Deal, Bernard M. Levin, N E. Groner, E. A. Donoghue
Throughout most of the world, warning signs next to elevators indicate they should not be used in fire situations. These elevators are not intended as means of

NIST Express Toolkit: Requirements for Improvements

Author(s)
Donald E. Libes, James E. Fowler
The NIST EXPRESS toolkit is a software library for building EXPRESS-related tools. This paper is one in a series describing the latest version of the toolkit

A National Testbed for Process Planning Research

Author(s)
Steven R. Ray, Allison Barnard
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is in the process of establishing a testbed which will serve the research and information needs of the
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